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Veteran Red Bull cliff diver Orlando Duque jumped off a 20-meter iceberg thrice in Antarctica to raise awareness on climate change.
He journeyed 31 days from his home in California to Antarctica, covering a distance of 10,000 km by air, sea and land before boarding a ship in Punta Arenas which took him to his destination.
According to Red Bull, Duque was armed with just a crampon, two axes and a 7mm thick neoprene suit, which he used to dive into the water that would measure 1°C on a thermometer.
The landscape was majestic. When I had climbed to the top, I had to hack off a chunk of the ice to make a stable space at the point where I was going to jump. My biggest fear at that moment was that a piece of ice would detach itself and that my dreams would end there.Orlando Duque, High Diver told Red Bull after his dive
Duque has 13 cliff diving world titles to his name and is the winner of the inaugural Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in 2009.
He was accompanied on his trip by more than 15 people which included divers, doctors, nurses, cameramen, photographers and his wife Catalina.
Duque plans to dive in the Artic for his next adventure.
(With inputs from AP)
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